While most the group’s funding comes from city funding and donations, about one-third of its budget comes from Federal funding. Executive Director Deborah Arteaga calls the President’s plan to cut $3 billion from the Community Block Development Block Grant uninformed.

The group gets its funding through its umbrella organization, The Area Agency on Aging, said Arteaga.

“Any cuts would mean a cut in services whether that be fewer meals or fewer clients that we served,” she said.

The President’s blueprint says the grant which helps fund Meals on Wheels programs hasn’t demonstrated results and isn’t well targeted to the poorest populations.

“There’s a lack of understanding that this is a cost-effective program," said Arteaga. It prevents unnecessary and early move assisted living, it prevents unnecessary moves to the hospital so the cost effectiveness is unknown.